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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
6
Notices record two weddings with names, dates, and places including Acton and Beathampton, plus several obituaries and memorials across Milton and Winnipeg. Entries mention the Ellarry-Jok and Guinn families, wedding witnesses, and relatives, along with multiple memorials for Webster, Wier, Hemstreet, Auliffe, Thompson, and Lambert.
Three weeks remain until the twenty forty in Acton. Milton gains a new industry to occupy the old textile building as local roads get attention from municipal crews. School exhibit plans and safety club memberships feature among spring civic notes.
Brief entries indicate child welfare investigations in Camplainta during the month. Mall dispatches and office interviews are planned while wards are sought for placement and potential releases from supervision.
Notices recount the April 29 death of Richard Hemstreet of Milton Trafalgar and Winnipeg ancestry with funeral details at Evergreen Cemetery. James Maxwell McTavish, Tama resident for thirty two years born May 20 1856, died April 21 after bronchial pneumonia with services at the Presbyterian Church and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Knox Young People’s Guild held a closing meeting with McMillan reading scripture Holmes and Mrs Nicol singing solos Cannon read a piece and the male quartet performed. Rev Dr Kannawin gave an inspiring address and officers were elected for fall activities. A banquet followed the contest winners and a social hour concluded the event.
Winners announced for middle and lower school essay contests with Frank Cook Barbara Guthrie and others recognized. High School poster contest winners Barbara Guthrie Frederick Harrop and Kathleen Molozzio. Public School divisions list top placers in various classes with names including Lashbrook Rookes Switzer Worth Bruer Harrison Hagward Dennis and Lavallas Mooney.
Edgar Mullenhouser, about 10 years old, living near Tiver Creek, was severely bruised and cut on the head after an auto driven by Drayton May struck him on Calphay Street near the bridge in Georgetown.
The presocial Ladies Aid of United Church hosted a well attended event with dances and games lasting into the night. A lecture titled Love Courtship and Marriage by Rev. Lee drew a large crowd, and various residents from Fergus Guelph and surrounding areas attended.
The Godson Contractor Co of Toronto unloaded asphalt paying machinery in the UN Re yards under N G Wilon supervision. Work includes paving highway to Acton with no detours and scales for weighing. Village men return to work amid various local notices and family updates.
A Wednesday evening event in Eden Mills featured local talent with a garlanded Maypole drill by girls in spring colors, a staged play Sauce for the Goslings, and musical numbers by visiting troupes and a trio in old fashioned costume. Community groups held meetings and visits followed, with minor traffic incidents reported nearby.
A reader letter urges passage of a by law to boost employment for youth, praising local industry and urging support for the measure. It warns against wage-cutting schemes and highlights the town’s efforts via the Chamber of Commerce and Town Council to attract new industries.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a character railing about freedom of speech while a telephone operator interrupts. The excerpt touches on workplace money reserves and funds with unclear context and wording.
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